Honestly held opinions and provocative argument based on current events or our recent reports.
The recent attacks on Tehran are part of a long-standing plan by the US and Israel, argues Mel Frykberg
Attempts to claim that the treatment of Lucy Connolly and Bob Vylan in any way demonstrate a “two tier” justice system are completely wide of the mark, argues barrister Gareth Roberts
After a difficult start to his premiership, Keir Starmer must seize the opportunity to start delivering on the kind of radical change he once promised, argues Adam Bienkov
The Labour Government has so far pursued a timid, unambitious, foreign policy, marked by inconsistency and in some cases moral failure, argues Alexandra Hall Hall
The Prime Minister’s recent troubles expose how badly our political leaders have lost touch with the shifting demands of the modern era, argues Neal Lawson
The Kremlin has successfully launched a campaign to export Russia’s repressive state machinery into the global sphere, reports Denis Mikhailov
Only one thing is clear about the events of the past week. We are now living in an age of chaos, argues the author and former diplomat Arthur Snell
Community is key to solving the issue of immigration, argues Mathilda Mallinson
Chris Doyle of the Council for Arab-British Understanding on the ‘escalating fears’ experienced by people across the region
There is a deliberate policy by the Kremlin to exile, neutralise, and effectively erase alternative political life within the country, reports Denis Mikhailov
The story of how Keir Starmer’s chief adviser hoodwinked Labour party members tells us a lot about how power really works, argues Neal Lawson
The coverage of Greta Thunberg’s Gaza flotilla tells you everything you need to know about the media’s failings, argues Mathilda Mallinson
The Chancellor offered security for the profit margins of defence and construction companies while largely missing the opportunity to invest in the economic security of working people, argues Labour MP Clive Lewis
The Chancellor’s Spending Review was far more radical and transformative than anyone has yet realised, argues Josiah Mortimer
The Chancellor’s decision to prioritise growth, while investing in green energy, social housing and levelling up the country, should be welcomed, argues Simon Nixon
It’s time to shake off our ‘Trump denial syndrome’ and wake up to the clear and present danger posed by the President, argues Alexandra Hall Hall
Censorship is dangerous, but I am struggling to see how we fight the rising tide of hate and fear without it, writes Mathilda Mallinson
Keir Starmer’s commitment to upholding international human rights law doesn’t appear to extend to the Israeli Government, argues Martin Shaw
These internal memos reveal how fossil fuel companies use cultural sponsorship as a means of cultural and political control, argues Juliette Daigre
In an era of Donald Trump’s naked self-service, Alexandra Hall Hall pays tribute to the passing of a true American public servant, Richard L Armitage
News organisations are failing the country at the moment when responsible independent journalism is most needed, argues Mathilda Mallinson
Progressives need to learn these lessons from the national populists in order to defeat them, argues Neal Lawson
Under Putin, Christianity has been turned into a political tool to spread false narratives about the war in Ukraine
By presenting tougher immigration as a solution to people’s discontent, Keir Starmer and others sidestep the real reasons why people feel estranged in their lives – it’s a cynical and simplistic political ruse that keeps everyone alienated, writes Hardeep Matharu
Five years on from the death that shocked the world, Shabna Begum explains how political denial and repressive legislation has made things worse for people of colour in the UK
Brits urged to listen to the plight of indigenous people, whose environments have been destroyed by fossil fuel companies, as ‘one day it will be you’
The future of UK politics is a fight between the Greens and Reform and its clear which Green candidates are the best placed to lead that battle, argues Rupert Read
As the world continues to wring its hands, the suffering of the people at the heart of this conflict only continues to grow, writes Alexandra Hall Hall
A landmark antitrust decision against Google in the US will have profound iImplications for the digital economy in the UK and beyond, writes Stephen Kinsella and Tim Cowen
Much more needs to be done to repair the damage of Brexit, but this is a welcome step in the right direction, argues the Director of the Independent Commission on UK-EU Relations
This agreement marks the beginning of the end of the suffocating Brexit consensus that has gripped British politics for a decade, argues Adam Bienkov
Opening up higher education to half the country hasn’t been quite the progressive boon we were promised, argues Neal Lawson
The PM’s white paper was not the ‘evidence-led’ policymaking he promised, rather it was ‘cheap, short-termist, headline politics’, writes Mathilda Mallinson
Hopes that Labour would abandon the Conservative trend of treating incomers as disposable and lesser beings have been dashed, argues Daniel Sohege